Scrum Master

Join us as a Scrum Master at Barclays, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence
You'll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experiences
As a part of team of developers, you will deliver technology stack, using strong analytical and problem solving skills to understand the business requirements and deliver quality solutions

To be successful as a Scrum Master you should have experience with:
Agile Methodology: Knowledge of Agile frameworks, experience with iterative development, and operates with an Agile mind-set to promote collaboration, and continuous improvement and stay flexible to achieve high-performing results

Tools and Technology Proficiency: Experience with Agile project management tools Confluence & JIRA; and the ability to configure and leverage these tools to support program execution

Communications and Collaboration: Exceptional communication skills, ability to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and experience building strong collaboration between cross-functional teams

Continuous Improvement: Experience facilitating retrospectives, driving process improvements, waste reduction and fostering a culture of continuous learning and Agile maturity

Facilitation and Coaching: Strong facilitation skills to run effective Agile ceremonies, ability to coach teams to improve their processes, and guide them toward greater efficiency and performance

Problem Solving and Conflict Resolution: Critical thinking, mediation skills, and the ability to proactively identify problems, remove blockers and facilitate collaborative solutions

Stakeholder Management: Experience managing expectations, prioritizing work based on stakeholder feedback, and facilitating effective communication between the team and stakeholders

Adaptability and Flexibility: Ability to adapt to shifting priorities, changing requirements, and varying team dynamics while maintaining focus on delivering value

Time Management & Prioritisation: Strong organizational and time management skills, experience in prioritizing backlog items, and helping teams stay focused on high-priority work

Metrics and Reporting: Proficiency in data analysis, reporting tools and experience with metrics such as velocity, cycle time, and predictability

Some Other Highly Valued Skills Includes
SAFe Agile certification
BFSI experience
Experience with Data product feature teams
You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills

This role is based out of Pune

Purpose of the role
Facilitates and supports Agile teams by ensuring they follow Scrum principles
To remove obstacles, enhance team collaboration, and ensure smooth communication, enabling the team to focus on delivering high-quality, iterative results
Facilitate Scrum events, promote continuous improvement, and act as a bridge between the team and external stakeholders

Accountabilities
Facilitate Events: Facilitate events, as needed, and ensure that all events take place and are positive, productive, and kept within the timebox
Support Iteration Execution: Ensure quality of ceremony artefacts and continuous customer value through iteration execution, maintain backlog refinement, and iterate on stakeholder feedback
Optimize Flow: Identify and facilitate the removal of conflict impacting team flow, utilizing metrics to empower the team to communicate effectively, making all work visible
Mitigate Risks: Identify and escalate risks to remove impediments and shield the Squad from interruptions
Build High-Performing Teams: Foster and coach Agile Team attributes and continuous improvement, encourage stakeholder collaboration, deputise ?in the moment leadership, and drive high-performing team attributes
Stakeholder Management: Facilitate stakeholder collaboration (e
g
, business stakeholders, product teams, vendors) and build trust with stakeholders
Governance and Reporting: Ensure data quality and provide representation at required governance forums, if applicable
Assistant Vice President Expectations
To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness
Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions

Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function
Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard
The four LEAD behaviours are: L Listen and be authentic, E Energise and inspire, A Align across the enterprise, D Develop others

OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments
They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes

Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues

Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda

Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done

Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function

Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy

Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc)
to solve problems creatively and effectively

Communicate complex information
'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience

Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right
They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset to Empower, Challenge and Drive the operating manual for how we behave

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